Department of Energy

Division 06:58 AM, Sep 19, 2022

September 19, 2022

Dear Mr. Ilagan,

Thank you for your request dated Sep 16, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for List of current off-takers of selected solar power plants (contract term and price).

We received your request on Sep 16, 2022 and will respond on or before Oct 07, 2022 01:57:23 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact us using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foipmo07022020123059-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEERPRS02MDc2ODg5MzExODIM, for request with ticket number #DOE-607688931182.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Joyanne Faye S. Angeles
FOI Receiving Officer
DOE - Records Management Division

Bureau 11:05 AM, Sep 22, 2022

September 22, 2022

Dear Mr. Ilagan,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 16, 2022 01:57:23 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for List of current off-takers of selected solar power plants (contract term and price).

Response to Request

The DOE regrets to inform you that the request for information on the a) list of off-takers, b) corresponding contract duration, and c) corresponding contract price cannot be granted pursuant to the following provisions of the Solar Energy Service Contract/s (SESC):

Section XII 11.1, “All documents, information, data and reports produced or generated during the Solar Energy Operations under this RE Contract shall be kept strictly confidential over the term of this RE Contract or any extension thereof: Provided, That proprietary information shall be kept strictly confidential at all times subject to lawful acquisitions of such information under existing laws and regulations.”
 
Section XII 12.2, “Without the written consent of the other Party, no Party shall use or disclose the confidential information to any third party and/or to any Affiliate not directly connected with the implementation of this RE Contract except the third parties and Affiliates in Section 11.5 and no Party shall otherwise transfer, present, sell or publish it in any way within the confidentiality periods.”

However, the DOE may provide the overview of the abovementioned solar power projects (see attached):

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Raphael Perpetuo Lotilla at rlotilla@doe.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Renewable Energy Management Bureau
FOI Receiving Officer
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Attachments:
 Overview of the solar power projects.pdf